{"cve":"CVE-2016-10318","nvd":{"published":"2017-04-04T16:59:00.157","modified":"2026-06-17T00:39:28.373","status":"Modified","description":"A missing authorization check in the fscrypt_process_policy function in fs/crypto/policy.c in the ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption support in the Linux kernel before 4.7.4 allows a user to assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by a different user, potentially creating a denial of service.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.4","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97404","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98","http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-10318","score":0.02159,"percentile":0.82202,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}